'dtolivewithoutcommittinganyfaultatanytime; Iwouldconquerallthateithernaturalinclination, custom, , orthoughtIknew, whatwasrightandwrong, .[66] Whilemycarewasemploy'dinguardingagainstonefault, Iwasoftensurprisedbyanother; habittooktheadvantageofinattention; , atlength, thatthemerespeculativeconvictionthatitwasourinteresttobecompletelyvirtuous, wasnotsufficienttopreventourslipping; andthatthecontraryhabitsmustbebroken, andgoodonesacquiredandestablished, beforewecanhaveanydependenceonasteady, .
InthevariousenumerationsofthemoralvirtuesIhadmetwithinmyreading, Ifoundthecataloguemoreorlessnumerous, , forexample, wasbysomeconfinedtoeatinganddrinking, whilebyothersitwasextendedtomeanthemoderatingeveryotherpleasure, appetite, inclination, orpassion, bodilyormental, 'dtomyself, forthesakeofclearness, touserathermorenames, withfewerideasannex'dtoeach, thanafewnameswithmoreideas; andIincludedunderthirteennamesofvirtuesallthatatthattimeoccurr'dtomeasnecessaryordesirable, andannexedtoeachashortprecept, whichfullyexpress'dtheextentIgavetoitsmeaning.
Thesenamesofvirtues, withtheirprecepts, were:
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Eatnottodullness; drinknottoelevation.
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Speaknotbutwhatmaybenefitothersoryourself; avoidtriflingconversation.
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Letallyourthingshavetheirplaces; leteachpartofyourbusinesshaveitstime.
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Resolvetoperformwhatyouought; performwithoutfailwhatyouresolve.
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Makenoexpensebuttodogoodtoothersoryourself; i.e., wastenothing.
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Losenotime; bealwaysemploy'dinsomethinguseful; cutoffallunnecessaryactions.
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